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LEK
LEK LOGO in THAI
Lyrics - ALBUM - ASHRAM

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All lyrics copyright by Greg Lek Padrusch

Track 01 PATONG

This piece is an instrumental. This track’s title is the name of a famous beach in Phuket, Thailand. It was ravaged by the Tsunami of 2004 – this song is dedicated to the people of the beach

Track 02 OLIVIA

Green
Green gardens
A rhapsody of orchids
Rumbling
And rolling
rapturous, blades of grass
Feeling
The warm earth below
The sun is . . . melting
Tancing and coddling your delicate façade
A friend, a helper, the sun god is all

Olivia…Olivia…Olivia

Track 03 ASHRAM

I Went To, An Ashram
Stone Hand Points To Where I Came From
It Said Get Back, To Where You Came From
There, You’ll Find Freedom

I Went To, San Francisco
My Teacher There Said Love Is What It’s All About
He Said Get Back, To Where You Came From
There, You Don’t Have To Think No More

I Went To, South Of  India
Tropical Backwaters Down In Kerala           
Ramdas Told Me, Find Your Own Truth
Buddhas Only Show The Way, Got To Find Your Own Truth

I Went To, Bangkok, Thailand
I Fell In Love, The Problem- I Was Still There
Got To Get Back, Find My Own Truth
Then, I Don’t Gotta Hurt No More

I Came Back To, New York City
It’s Cold, And It Ain’t Pretty
Dwell Inside Myself, Alone I’ll Find The Truth
I Walk On Earth Alone, Alone I’ll Find The Truth
Then I Don’t Gotta Think No More

I Went To, An Ashram
Stone Hand Points To Where I Came From
It Said Get Back, To Where You Came From
There You’ll Find Freedom

Track 04 SNAKE IN THE EYE

In the world of my mind, forces dreamily close my eyes
Platinum movies, silky sounds, chaotic imagery abounds
Patterns everchange, as volcanoes erupt in my brain
They settle down to a whisper, blackness takes over

Memories come alive like water from gases electrify
They are Frankensteins come to life, then shot down by sharpshooting spies
Emotions triggered by a lover
A lover long forgotten … in deep slumber
Sink their teeth into tear my soul… into my soul and tear it apart

And though I wonder where it all comes from
I settle into my role as receiver
I settle into the groove dance
And the Snake in the Eye, slowly crawls to life
On to a great wide ocean
Surfing with creatures and superheros and peers, on a tidal wave


Boom crash, batman, zoom blam, white lightening fries my Sam I Am
High Frequencies dive down toward subsonic rumble, exacerbate interminable exploding bowels
Surfing straight up to the sky, I sit meditating on God’s infinite love and McDonald’s greasy fries
They’ve cooled down my potatoes, they ain’t no good no longer

White fuzzy lambs orbit my body sky mind, flashing stars wax and wane sink to the sea melting time
Grin on my earth long head snickers with the gods, bout the time Homer licked the toads, eyes dilated his mind fried
Fish friend Harry he’s at the poker table, sittin with his fuzzy friends
He’s dolin out cards, pourin out love, his heart erupts in true Gandhian sense
I settle down to a whisper, blackness takes over

Though I wonder where it all comes from
I settle into my role as receiver
I settle into the groovy dance
Yeah I settle into the groovy dane
And the snake in the I slowly crawls to life onto a great wide ocean
Surfing with creatures, superheroes and peers on a tidal wave
Watch it now, it’s mounting near!

And as I climb up to the lights of glory, I wonder when I’ll fall off from the final story

Track 05 DANCE ROUND THE SUN

Let's leave through the crowns of our heads
Float right up to the sky
Float right up to the stars
Float right up to the stars

Let’s dance around the sun, let's dance round the sun...

Let's leave through the crowns of our heads
Float right up to the sky
Float right up to the stars
Float right up to the stars

Let’s dance around the sun, let's dance round the sun...

We’re all alone right now
There ain’t no universe
It’s only you and me
Together floating free

Let’s dance around the sun, let's dance round the sun...

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Track 06 ELEPHANTS PARADE

If I shut my eyes when it's night
And squeeze them oh so tight...
And little explosions of shiny bright light
Rip inside my head and illuminate my sight
So I see inside out and know what's right

I need a cave to find the truth
The Truth to find my way
My way... my way... my way
To open my eyes
To open my eyes
To open my eyes
To open my eyes

Track 07 I AM THE RAGING GOD

I’m Going For The Flowers
I’m Coming Down With Answers
I’m Headin’ For The Clouds Now
I’m Coming Down With Answers

Hold On Tight To Your Eggshell Dream
Dial Up God, But Please Don’t Scream
Dive Into The Sunset
Dive Into The Sunset

I’m Going For The Flowers
I’m Coming Down With Answers
I’m Headin’ For The Clouds Now
I’m Coming Down With Answers

Feel The Heat Moving Up Your Spine
Brain Orgasm, Feels So Sublime
Curled In Fetal Position
Floating Inside Your Mind

At Last He’s Alone, Once More The Traveller
No More Insecurities, A Raging God Now
A Raging God Unlocked Now

Track 08 JOE BOYSENBERRY

When the manifest universe began
The illusory JoeB was born
To grip the hearts of men
And so was the divine hypnosis

Seeking the truth sure is fun
When you’re feeling everything as one
You’re penniless or your father dies
This same universe, we now all despise

So let go my JoeB
So there will be seen
The illusions and wisdom of this manifest dream

So let it be known
Of really what I am
Funnel back through mind
What is the who?
No what is the what?
That decided to live
To be aware of itself
Ahhhh

Guru hopping sure is fun
You’re the Tao and your mind feels as one
But back in the world you’re really depressed
Your soul is a dartboard for the winds of duress
You’re crushed your minds a mess
You’re a mess… you’re a mess

So now you’re stuck on one sage
But you question his wisdom and his ways
You question his validity, this sage
Why isn’t he getting you out, out of this maze?
Get me out of this maze! Get me out, get me out!

So I sing to the universe
To please be so kind
To let there be known
The truth transcending all time

Track 09 DREAM ALIVE

When Will You Come Into The Circle Of My Heart
When Will I Enter Into The Circus Of Your Mind
She Hardly Knows, He Rarely Knows, Will Their Love Grow
He’s Comin’ Round, She’s Comin’ Round, Their Love Will Grow

Had To Return When I Realized, I Was Green With Envy
Turned ‘Round The Mountain Eyes Ablaze Brain Fried
We’re In A Land Where Nothing’s On Our Side

I Am Not Alive
A Dream In Space And Time
As A Thought Scream Glides
I Am A Dream Alive

When Will You Come Into The Circle Of My Heart
When Will I Enter Into The Circus Of Your Mind
She Hardly Knows, He Rarely Knows, Will Their Love Grow
He’s Comin’ Round, She’s Comin’ Round, Their Love Will Grow

Surfing Swirls Of Air We Are Now Astride
Crashing Colors Of Wisdom Assimilate As Lies
Breathing Beautiful Confusion Into Hidebound Mind
On A Sea Of Love The Bees Dance And Dive
Turned ‘Round The Mountain Eyes Ablaze Brain Fried
We’re In A Land Where Nothing’s On Our Side

I Am Not Alive
A Dream In Space And Time
As A Thought Scream Glides
I Am A Dream Alive

I Have Not Subscribed
To This Freefrom Dive
Floating Molecules Of Mine
Buoyed By Waves Of Time

Track 10 POST TRAVELLIN' BLUES

Dancin through the world meetin all kinds of girls and wanting to be one with them all
When I am done, I come back to my home, my mind settles and now I am down
Mad and estranged, no more temples no more games, a mind warp into the mundane
Alone in my mind without people so kind, I’m stuck inside a more earthly plane
Yeah, I’m stuck inside a more earthly plane

Send me to Mexico, or maybe Peru, send me to the cataracts of Iguazu
Send me to India, send me to Thailand, to the islands in the sea of the Andaman
Send me to Mexico, or maybe Peru, send me to the cataracts of Iguazu
Send me to India or send me to Thailand, to the islands in the sea of the Andaman

Drifting, on a sea of roses
Then drifting, on a sea of my death

On the road, watching everything unfold, it’s truly a magnificent dream
Through the highs and the lows, cool stories and woes, it’s a wonder I’m back to be seen
My mind and my heart, they open up or close down, and I’m in hell or heaven in my brain
But it’s better than going to work everyday getting lost in a sea of mundane
Yeah it’s better than going to work, getting lost in my brain, spinning insane

So, send me to Mexico, or maybe Peru, send me to the cataracts of Iguazu
Send me to India or, send me to Thailand, to the islands in the sea of the Andaman
Send me to Mexico, or maybe Peru, send me to the cataracts of Iguazu
Send me to India or, send me to Thailand, to the islands in the sea of the Andaman

Drifting, on a sea of roses
Drifting, on a sea of my death
Drifting, on a sea of roses
Then drifting, on a sea of my death... drifting...

Track 11 LEK'S TRAVELS 1
A sound travelogue from Lek's 1999 backpacking voyage through India - interviews with backpackers, ambient sounds, temples, thoughts, etc

This also continues directly from the previous track 'Post Travellin' Blues'
Drifting, on a sea of roses
Drifting, on a sea of my death
Drifting, on a sea of roses
Then drifting, on a sea of my death... drifting...

 

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